New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-18
BROADWAY ELEVATED RAILROAD.
THE ARCADE coMPANY's STRATEGY.
now IT REUSED THE PRoPERrY-owNERs IN iiS
OWN BEHALF-PREsIDENT BLISS sMILEs-
JOHN Il. PLUMMER AND OTHERS WHO

as To the percentage Of their number In
favor OF an elevated railroad in Broadway George De
Witt representing the Goelets expressed belef before
the Senate Railroad Committee at Albany on Thursday
that g5 per cent of these opposed 10 the
road.
PRoPERrY-owNERs WHO FAVOR IT.
O. D. Potter, who from personal inquiry and from the
fact that the property have looked 10 MN as e
head OF the opposition TO the Arcade scheme Is paiuc
uarly well informed this matter has all along held
that majority OF the propertyowners favored an eie
waited road which should be of certain pattcrn-reduc-
ing the noise and the nisances TO northumberland WIN
n certain kind OF motor Mr. Potter asserts that Ar'
,sor ia OF this opinion The only trouble in the matter
is that these property wish proper ASSURANCES
that the plans they favor shall be carried out.
To recount the views of some wenknown property
owners In Broadway whose opinions have already been
stated in THE TRIBUNE the following summary Is given
r. T. Barnum-I favor Mr. Potter's idea. think
that Broadway elevated road properly constructed
would be great blessing.
VIEWS OF BANK PRESIDENTS
Edward schell, president Manhattan Savings lnsht-
toni am emphaticaly n favor Of an elevated road III
Rroodvay We must have additional means OF rapid
transit such road would increase the value OF prop
erty I'm Broadway
Nathaniel Niles president National Tradcsmen's Bank
I represent large property interests In Broadway ana
therefore think that elevated road properly con-
structed would be benefit to Broadway
John NJ. Crane. president Shoe and Leather BANK
should favor an elevated road of improved system run by
improved motor.
william A. whcelock, ex-presdent Central National
Bank-I am decidedly in favor OF an elevated road Ill
Broadway
OPINION OF +. C. briggs.
Edmund c. briggs. the president or the WlIlamsDuFgh
City Fire Insurance Company-As a member OF the
Drooklyn Rapid Transit Commission found that prop
crty along Third AMI Sixth in this city had In
creased in value in four years after the cree
ton of the elevated roads while the total increase III the
city was only SgOO000O0 and the greater part OF this
increase was below Fourteenhst have no douht that
an elevated ROAD In Broadway would enhance the value
OF property along the street
PRoPERrY-owNFRs AT ALBANY.
The absence OF Broadway propertyoWners at the near
lngs at Albany on the metropolitan Transit Dill was
noticeable especially in view OF the TACT hdt year ne
fore large delegation. backed with protest from LOO
owners had there opposed the Arcade bill AT
The last hearing Thursday SIR Dewitt and H. H. lce.
iii. and Mr. Rice put in protest signed by sixteen
Broadway property owners all OF whom win one gNeI
tion had also opposed the Arcade II Is now std at
protest signed by others l. 10 be sent 10 te LeSs'"c
UTILIZING PRoPERrY-OwNERs.
Robert Bliss the president OF the Metropolitan Transit
Company was asked about these petitions. and he
answered with smile: Well there IS nothing IKE nav
Ing little amusement ont OF life you go along There
is funny bit of history about those sixteen sigatr.s
and also behind the petition which understand goes 10
the Legislature to-day The Arcade people iiad Dceh
sy headed by D. b. Potter going
mp 10 Albany last Tuesday TO oppose our o III 20 re-
Arcade did not expect such powerful aeesaipn f ~,
appear met him the year before But he Ioo"od Ioi
assistance from something oil the klhd
THE ARCADE TAKEN ABAcT
e" But the Arcadinns were taken aback when not a
sin gle propcryowncr appeared against vs. not even one
cf their legal rcprcscutatvcs-unlcs Mr. Maiqlan's
pryate secretary bc called such. Mr.. smith had IN
tended 10 let the Broadway delegation annhlae us III
The Interest o the Arcade. But the only delegation ,Ir
wa- 1se one from le r pl1i of TTnh 4" and they
were In favOrOf elevated ruadin iroai"ay Ihecul"h
SIR smith got AMI declared that ihr Irlsoh i n
dcleg""n %, ri III had no idea lint an elevated road
In Broadway possibility. MI Hn'h '"nN't'n
the idea That such scheme WIS TOO lrepv'rtVus io
pr ~, mart a. became evident at the next hearing
when he ana hi- legal adviser boldly claimed tha thS
Ind Nil of BroriWay In their pockets ami that nobody
I.e had any rists there not even property owners.
Modest wasn't 1t The real explanation OF tm. apsfnoe
able 20 appear they had had weeks anu months VI
A NIcE LITTLE GAME.
Mr. Smith found that the propertyowncrs were not
going 10 Albany play into his hands-ior remember
he took the ground that the Metropolitan bill would XIII
the Arcadcso he set swiftly out upon plan OF cam
hving Ia h. agents In York 10 circulate petitions
along Broadway against The elevated r9au A ~ a.
10 get signatures To petition And certain rslre',sna
lions also help along. know OF one bf"auWa
property owner 10 whom Mr. smths agent nPieren.od
that going Ia build an odihshohe' clcNll't
ID s.
and SCOT and oil and ashes and darkness ng the street
and down went the property owners signature against
NOT SHOWING ITS HAND.
"Of the Arcade agent did not show his hand lie
aid not put himself forward an Arcadtn not he He
simply presented Petition having got one signature
such "a that of A. T. Man. for instance VINO signed u
simply because II was against elevated road In Broad
way the Arcade got on beautifully. me sghatutrs
petition with the sixteen names went TO Albany and Mr.
kce presented IT, all for the cause OF the Arcade Ana
wonder was clever stroke to play the PROPERTY
owners or in that in the interest OF the very roaa
they were hitting hip and thigh In the courts Ana now
Mr. Smiths are still ut II and another petition = 10
up Monday hear II Is strange WIZ, S se' tbe
900 headed against him year ago had no hpi,r
S"nnd TO make good his word that property owners
petitions against the Metropolitan bill would swarm IN
Threatening that broadway which he and Nr. Thomas
were carrying in their pockets Inc properly Gov S ci
I'm led to believe had the Arcade not mus stirred the
up on the kind OF representations 10 winch nave IL
'''''' JOHN F. 'pLUMMER ALSO rAvoRs IT.
John r. Plumrncr ono OF the best-known dry goods
| men OF the city, heavy Broadway propertyowher
says: 81 am heartily In favor OF an e'eNn'e ,,
| rad in broadway believe in elevated rapid
transit first last and all the time. own great deal OF
property at hiadsonaye ana one sted nv nm
Elevated cable road And would take my chances on
Broadway good: it would help business appreciate the
value Of property aud be good thng IN every way.
There certain Old CONSERVATIVE III, os $50
way which would oppose anything In the way OF more
means rapid transit but that element mas got 10 give
way The city IA growing rapidly; we must ADAPT our
seycs 10 the occasion and hour and odfangled OPP
postion must step ont OF the way and give the young
men show This elevated road stands for progress
! H. fbc hest means we now have for immediate ana
pressing rapid transit relief Let us have the elevated
| road by all means
| A BAG OF JEWELRT AND DANONDS LOST
Alfred l.. Mills. young man from savannah was
married q week moro ago and came 10 Ne"-iorh
,,,h hls wife last Friday on one OF the steamers OF
the Savannah line. In the confusion OF aldnS Ut the
ocean Company's pier, No p North RIVER or throusm